Overview
- Carlos Alcaraz beat Mattia Bellucci 6-1, 6-0, 6-3 on Arthur Ashe Stadium in 96 minutes, the fastest victory of this US Open so far.
- His season record improves to 56-6 and 19-2 at Grand Slams in 2025, underscoring the form that has produced five career major titles.
- He next faces Italy’s Luciano Darderi, ranked No. 34, in their first ATP Tour meeting.
- Alcaraz would return to world No. 1 if he finishes at least one round ahead of Jannik Sinner at this tournament.
- Later Thursday, Sinner advanced by defeating Alexei Popyrin 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 to reach the third round, setting up a meeting with Denis Shapovalov and keeping the ranking race tight.